List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2015–2017)

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List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2015–2017)
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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Northern Irish constituencies for the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2015 to 2017). There are 18 such constituencies, 11 of which are represented by Unionists and seven by Nationalists. It includes both MPs elected at the 2015 general election, held on 7 May 2015, and those subsequently elected in by-elections.

Contents

The list is sorted by the name of the MP, and MPs who did not serve throughout the Parliament are italicised. New MPs elected since the general election are noted at the bottom of the page.

Sinn Féin MPs follow an abstentionist policy of not taking their seats in the House of Commons.

Current composition

AffiliationMembers
Democratic Unionist 8
Sinn Féin 4
SDLP 3
Ulster Unionist 2
Independent Unionist 1
 Total18

MPs

MPConstituencyPartyIn constituency since
Gregory Campbell East Londonderry Democratic Unionist 2001
Nigel Dodds Belfast North Democratic Unionist 2001
Pat Doherty West Tyrone Sinn Féin 2001
Jeffrey Donaldson Lagan Valley Democratic Unionist 1997
Mark Durkan Foyle SDLP 2005
Tom Elliott Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ulster Unionist 2015
Sylvia Hermon North Down Independent Unionist 2001
Gavin Robinson Belfast East Democratic Unionist 2015
Danny Kinahan South Antrim Ulster Unionist 2015
Alasdair McDonnell Belfast South SDLP 2005
Francie Molloy Mid Ulster Sinn Féin 2013 by-election
Paul Maskey Belfast West Sinn Féin 2011 by-election
Mickey Brady Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin 2015
Ian Paisley, Jr. North Antrim Democratic Unionist 2010
Margaret Ritchie South Down SDLP 2010
Jim Shannon Strangford Democratic Unionist 2010
David Simpson Upper Bann Democratic Unionist 2005
Sammy Wilson East Antrim Democratic Unionist 2005

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